Hansi Flick’s chair as national coach of the German national soccer team is shaking more violently than ever. Rumors about potential successors are already doing the rounds.
After the disappointing 2-0 defeat in the friendly against Colombia, DFB President Neuendorf made it clear that Flick would remain the national coach.
“I spoke to Hansi Flick on the phone. He himself, but also the players, are very self-critical. The national coach assured me that in September we will see a team that will behave differently than last time,” he told “SID”. .
Nevertheless, there are already numerous speculations about possible successors. According to “Bild”, Matthias Sammer could become a candidate for the DFB.
The Borussia Dortmund advisor is currently part of a task force that is supposed to lead the national team into a better future.
As a player, Sammer played 51 games for the DFB team. There are also 26 games for the GDR. From 2006 to 2012, Sammer was also the sports manager of the DFB.
Nagelsmann or Glasner candidates at the DFB?
In addition to Sammer, the tabloid also names Julian Nagelsmann and Oliver Glasner as candidates. The former Bayern coach is possibly too expensive for the DFB and after the quarrels in Munich it is also difficult to place, it is said.
Glasner and Eintracht Frankfurt ended their collaboration after the season. “I don’t think I’ll be sitting on a coaching bench again in July. I can well imagine working as a coach in other sports to broaden my horizons a bit,” he said recently “Picture”.
Fuller than “obvious solution”?
The newspaper describes sporting director Rudi Völler as the “obvious solution”. After all, the 63-year-old took over the team in a similar situation in 2000 and led it to runner-up in the world championship.
Other names include Jürgen Klopp (Liverpool), Ralf Rangnick (Austria) and Roger Schmidt (Benfica). All are currently under contract with another employer.
The same applies to Stefan Kuntz (Türkiye). Recently, however, there have been reports that the former U21 national coach of Germany is about to end in Turkey.